Top roll for spinning-machines.



W. G; BAGSDALE. No1a ROLL 'FON SPINNING MACHINES.' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1910.

981,307 Patented Jan.,10, 1911.

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Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

981,307. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 14, 1910. Serial No. 582,012. To all whom t may concern: cated within the shell a short distance from Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. RAGS- the inner end thereof, as clearly shown in DALE, a citizen of the United States, residing Fig. 2, and when the shell is applied to the in Jamestown, in the county of Guilford arbor t e inner portion thereof overlaps the and State of North Carolina, have invented end of the arbor and the collar rests against certain new -and useful Improvements in tlie shoulder, r, formed between the large Top Rolls for Spinning-Machines, of which portion of t the following When th My invention relates to certain improve- Fig. 2, there is a space between the inner end of the nut, F, and the collar, g, which space is occupied by the rollers, are preferably tapered as shown; the central portions, which are of the largest diameter, being arranged in line with the middle portion of the shell. vWhen the rollers are in friction, will place and the nut is screwed liome the parts irregularities in the formaare held in proper working position as the tion of the roll, and may be easily assembled, shell cannot move endwise taken apart or adjusted.

these general cliarabut against the collar, g, and nut, F, pre- A top roll possessing acteristics in shown in my U. S. Patent N o. vent such endwise movement By making 840,010 of January l, 1907. According to the rollers taper as described the shell is capable of a slight rocking movement t0 compensate for any irregularities in the surface or covering' of the roll.

If it be desired to remove a roll from the arbor it may be done in the manner shown in Fig. 3; the nut, F, being first withdrawn and then the shell with the rollers supported on the collar, r, may be lifted olf without my present invention I simplify the construction of top rolls of this kind.

In the accompanying drawings :`Figure l shows a front elevation of a pair of fluted rolls commonly employed and their conipanion top rolls, embodying my improverolls Iig. 3 is a view, partly in displacing the rollers. partly in elevation with the component It will thus be seen that the roll consists parts of the device separated. Fig. 4 shows of merely the shell and its covering', the

R and the nut. This of parts to a minimum,

anti-friction rollers reduces the number and yet the roll acts elii'ciently.

While I prefer to employ tapered rollers, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, straight rollers may be employed, as indicated in Fig. 4.

claim as my invention l. A top roll, comprising an arbor having a spindle threaded at its outer end, a nut a longitudinal central section of a modified form of top roll.

In Fig. l I have shown a arranged parallel with pair of top rolls, a pair of fluted The frame i bor, E, is provided with a central portion supported by the saddle and reduced portions or spindles, e, which areI threaded at e, to receive the nuts, F. The shells, G, of the rolls may be covered with rubber, leather or other suitable material, Preferably the shells are an annular collar with it near its foimed with fine threads and the covering l the shell interposed between the l is screwed on in such manner as to fit closely i nut, adapted to abut against the flat vertical and tightly without any liability of slippino faces of the nut and collar and also adapted endwise or turning on the shells. Each shell l the shell bodily around the is provided with a ring or collar, g, which may be attached to the inside of the shell in 2. A top roll, comprising an arbor having any suit-able way, as b being forced therein a spindle threaded at one end and provided making a close tight fit. his collar is lowith a shoulder at its inner end, a nut screwspindle.

ing on to the spindle, a shell overlapping rocks and which tapers from this bearing l0 the shouldered part of the arbor and a so surface to its opposite ends.

overlapping the nut, a collar within the shell 1n testimony whereof, l have hereunto permanently secured thereto near its inner subscribed my name. 5 end and bearing against the shouldered por- VHJLAM G RAGSDALE tion of the arbor, and rollers in the shell interposed between the' collar and the nut W'itnesses:

each of which has a narrow bearing` surface It. A. RAMSEY, midway between its ends on which the shell N. M. BALEs. 

